Iconic Princeton University mathematician and physicist Freeman Dyson dead at 96. Image via News Booklet.
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Legendary physicist Freeman Dyson dies aged 96

Freeman Dyson, the famous mathematician and iconic physics professor at Princeton University, has died aged 96 due to injuries sustained from suffering a fall during his visit to the university. Dyson's contributions to physics include the famous Dyson Sphere, which has been featured in Star Trek, and the Dyson Tree, a genetically modified plant that would be able to survive a journey into space.

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